Prince William Photographed on Plane, Taking 'Everyday' Flight (PHOTO)
Prince William has once again proven that he is not a "typical" royal after being photographed sitting in the Coach section of an American Airlines flight from Memphis to Dallas on Sunday. A passenger was able to snap the photograph and posted it to Twitter, immediately setting off a fan frenzy.
William and Harry both took the same flight from Memphis to Dallas, though William was the only one seen in the photograph taken by a local reporter, Eli Ross, who then posted the photo to Twitter. He noted that he was quite surprised to see William and labeled the prince's actions as "humble/awesome." Numerous people have picked up on the photograph and agree with Ross' assessment of William's actions, including the fact that he paid for his own flight.
It's highly unusual for a royal, especially the heir apparent, to take a normal flight instead of a private one. William has always done things his way, though, and claimed to be a new type of royal. He and Harry spent the weekend in Memphis with friends at a wedding and enjoyed life as civilians, if even for a few days. The princes have both flown back to London and are returning to their royal lives. Both have stepped up and taken on more duties for the royal family.
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William and wife Kate took a regular, public flight from Edinburgh to Manchester and surprised everyone on board the flight. Harry, due to royal protocol, took a separate public flight. Royals are not normally supposed to travel together, especially two heirs to the throne.
The boys' late mother, Princess Diana, always wanted her sons to live a more normal lifestyle and often snuck them out of the palace in order to expose them to a different type of living. She took the boys to a water park and McDonald's as well as to AIDS hospital wards and other previously "off-limits" areas that royals did not used to frequent.
